Most teams have some kind of “Most Improved” award at the end of the season; we’ve talked to teams all over the country and it seems there are many different ways teams decide how to award Most Improved Swimmers! For some teams it might be for the biggest time drop throughout the season, or the biggest time drop from the last season to this one, it might be subjective and chosen by the coaches for … [Read more...]
Swim Team Management
Encourage Signups for Your Next Meet with “Upcoming Events” Snippet
Many of our teams have begun their seasons, and meets are well underway. Make it easy for your parents to sign up for meet entries and volunteer shifts for your next meet by embedding the next swim meet option of our Upcoming Events snippet on your page template. The Upcoming Events snippet offers two options: Display several upcoming events (you can set the number) Display the next … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Meet and Event Setup
Summer swim season is ramping up, registrations are coming in, and practices have begun in our warmer states! As you launch into your summer season, we’d like to make sure your meet and event setup is correct from the get-go! Meet and Event Setup In the SwimTopia world, we have two kinds of events: 1) Swim Meets – complete with swim events (i.e., Girls 6 & Under 25 Free, Boys 7-8 25 Back, … [Read more...]
Grooming Junior Coaches Through a Volunteer Coaching Program
Summer league swimming offers kids so many learning opportunities. One of the great benefits of being part of a team is learning to lead. Instituting a Volunteer Coaching Program is a great way to encourage new young leaders to step up and take on more responsibility within the team. Many teams have programs where the older swimmers mentor or teach the younger swimmers. If your team doesn’t have … [Read more...]
Efficient and Powerful Swim Team Management for High Schools
High School Swim Team Management Software Efficient, Powerful, Seemingly Effortless Training your swimmers to be all that is easy compared to the “behind the scenes” work of communicating with parents and swimmers, creating meet line ups, generating relays and selling spirit-wear. But now managing your High School team can be like that too. SwimTopia‘s high school swim team management software … [Read more...]
Team Mascots and Nicknames – Where Do They Come From?
At SwimTopia our staff is often entertained when we hear about unusual swim team nicknames and mascots... We thought you might be too, so we decided to run a series of blog posts on the topic! Stay tuned to hear which team mascots are the most common among SwimTopia teams, and later, which are the most unique, along with some of the interesting stories behind them... Creating Team Identity Most … [Read more...]
New Feature: Addressable/Editable Age Groups
At SwimTopia we're always looking for ways to improve, to listen to our customers, and to offer more flexibility in the way our system works for your team. If there is one thing we have learned over the years it's that no two swim teams are run the same exact way; there are hundreds of variations on how people manage their swim teams! This new feature, that allows the user to directly edit their … [Read more...]
Taking it to a New Level: Swim League Management
Free Websites for Swim League Board's Looking to Streamline Swim League Management Over the years swim teams have gradually been coming around to Cloud based software to help manage their teams and eliminate the paper trail. Now SwimTopia provides features specifically designed for leagues to help with their swim league management - so they can climb out from under the mountains of paper and … [Read more...]
A Tribute to Swim Parents Everywhere
Why do we need to write a tribute to swim parents? Because there wouldn’t be any good swimmers if there weren’t great swim parents behind them! SwimTopia was born from summer league swimming roots, and we all know summer swim teams couldn’t exist without an army of amazing swim parents. We talk to them and work with them every day so feel uniquely qualified to appreciate swim parents and be … [Read more...]
Merchandising Tips to Boost Team Spirit and Revenue
Offering special limited-edition items like hoodies can boost your team's sales & spirit. Read on for other merchandising tips to help you increase both your sales and your revenue. Relative to other sports, swim teams are huge. The average swim team has more than 100 athletes on the roster. And with that size comes some high overhead costs for coaching staff, pool rentals, insurance, not … [Read more...]
